477: Chapter 148: Ten Thousand Plums Paying Homage, A Pruning of Cold Plums (Part 2)_1 477: Chapter 148: Ten Thousand Plums Paying Homage, A Pruning of Cold Plums (Part 2)_1 Mei Qing’s choice not to counter the simultaneous seismic waves with his douqi was not because he couldn’t withstand the pressure, but because he didn’t want to excessively deplete his douqi at the start of the battle.
He had yet to fully understand Dis’s strength, so why endure the attack when there was a way to dodge it without spending too much douqi?
Mei Qing was no longer the impulsive youth he once was; he would surely choose the method best suited for sustained bat.
Amidst the resounding boom, the earthquake waves that initially surrounded Mei Qing converged at the center, erupting with even more ferocious force.
Naturally, this time it was a straight upward assault, and under the impact of that powerful shock wave, Elder Mei Qing’s body shot upwards, reaching a hundred meters in the blink of an eye.
Just then, two towering figures radiating an intense chill almost simultaneously detached from Dis’s body.
Their silhouettes continued to enlarge as they left Dis, and when people saw them clearly, they were shocked to find that these two giants were over seven meters tall.
Their broad shoulders and muscles, as solid as granite, undoubtedly demonstrated their formidable strength.
These were two giant apes, the likes of which the people of the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans had never seen before.
Before the ten bouts began, there had been no rule against the use of summoned beasts, and Dis had taken advantage of this.
In his Soul Sacrifice Magical Beasts, aside from Ah-Da, who was still recuperating from serious injuries after assisting Ye Yinzhu in a previous fight, Ah-Er and Ah-San were pletely unscathed.
Even as Lower rank Nine Demon Beasts, they possessed Zi rank Power!
Dis chose the most opportune moment to release the two Polar Ice Demon Apes.
As soon as Ah-Er and Ah-San appeared, they leaped into the air.
Being mutant Demon Apes, their jumping power was absolutely terrifying.
The instant they jumped, they left deep footprints on the ground, and their seven-meter-tall bodies shot upward, surpassing forty meters before their momentum slowed.
Two deep yet slightly shrill roars erupted from their throats.
Shortly afterward, the sky was filled with a pale blue mist of ice, countless ice crystals enveloping the heavens, as if a giant ice dome was covering Elder Mei Qing’s body.
Mei Qing’s douqi strength was actually the same as Xi Duofu’s, both being Sixth Rank Zi rank.
However, because he always immersed himself in the cultivation of Mei Clan’s methods without being encumbered by worldly affairs like Xi Duofu, his strength was somewhat greater.
Thus, he could not fly, and helpless in midair, his bat skills were greatly limited.
As he saw the surging cold fog approaching, he could only stimulate his douqi to create an impenetrable curtain of swords around himself for protection.
But Mei Qing quickly realized something was amiss—not only because of the impact of the ice fog but also because of the drastic temperature changes around his body.
The autumn season in the Northernmost Wilderness had already reached the winter temperatures of the Continent’s interior, yet now it dropped by several tens of degrees more.
Ye Yinzhu had once experienced the hardship of contending with nature during the Seven Nations, Seven Dragons ranking battle, and now Mei Qing felt the same.
Although this wasn’t a natural disaster, the cold air around him immediately affected his douqi and physical condition.
Cold could cause blood to flow slower and douqi to circulate more sluggishly; his Mei Clan Swordsmanship seemed not as fluid as before, with gaps appearing where there had been none.
Just as Mei Qing’s body began to plummet and his strength decreased amidst the encroaching extreme cold, he saw a dazzling golden light.
The golden light instantly expanded in midair, and that body, originally just over two meters tall, abruptly enlarged to more than seventeen meters.
The horrific leaping power propelled his massive body to overtake the two Polar Ice Demon Apes, with his thick arms stretching out on either side.
Golden light extended over his hands, and hundred-inch claws popped out with no finesse, just speed and strength as they hammered towards Mei Qing’s falling body.
“Golden Behemoth…” Even the experts of the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans, as inexperienced as they might be, recognized the Behemoth Beast.
The instant Dis revealed his true form, many of them exclaimed in surprise.
They had heard too much of the unbeatable land warfare reputation of the Behemoth Beasts, but many of them were truly seeing the king among Behemoths, the Golden Behemoth, for the first time.
Surprise also appeared among the ranks of Qin City.
The three thousand warriors of Qin City were certainly aware of the terror of the Behemoth Beast, having seen the prowess of the Golden Behemoth clearly in Ye Yinzhu’s famous battle.
Seeing the Behemoth Beast again filled them with indescribable fear, yet they didn’t panic because they knew that this Golden Behemoth was on their side.
Ever since Ye Yinzhu became the ruler of Qin City, the entire place had undergone earth-shattering changes.
Managed by Anya, the People of Qin City, who used to hunt in the mountains every day, now lived lives many times richer than before.
They no longer had to hunt, everyone had different duties, and the food, equipment, and various luxuries of the city that they couldn’t even dream of before all arrived after Ye Yinzhu took charge of Qin City.
Those who once saw themselves as rustic villagers had now bee true warriors.
The rapid development of Qin City was witnessed by everyone.
Although the appearance of the Behemoth Beast caused some panic, their trust in the rulers of Qin City grew even stronger.
Civilians are actually quite easy to satisfy.
Fed and clothed well, and working hard for a mon goal like building Qin City, has bee their greatest pleasure.
The cohesion of Qin City had been gradually forming ever since its construction began, and it keeps developing in a better direction.
Under the sunlight, Dis’s hundred-inch claws flickered with a chilling glow akin to that of an Asura’s blade.
His bloodthirsty eyes released an excited gleam.
A golden blaze enveloped his claws, and in this situation, he was absolutely certain that his opponent had no chance to dodge and could only clash with him directly.
His war glow wasn’t at a disadvantage pared to the opponent’s Douqi, and what’s more, he also possessed the formidable strength of the Golden Behemoth!
At the start of the first contest, Dis had already been strategizing about how to deal with his opponent after making his entrance.
Seeing that even Anya nearly failed to withstand Ye Li’s formidable skills, he understood even more the subtlety of what Ye Yinzhu had said about not peting in skill.
It was only after consulting with Zi that the scene unfolding now came to be.
Elder Mei Qing knew he had fallen into the opponent’s trap from the beginning of the fight.
The seismic wave attack, which seemed to consume a significant amount of Douqi, had been a setup; it forced him into the air, limiting his greatest advantages of agility and skill.
Then, the opponent summoned two formidable helpers, using extreme cold energy to diminish his strength, and it was in that instant that the Golden Behemoth reverted to its true form to deliver the final blow.
Facing a dire situation, a brilliant light burst forth in Mei Qing’s eyes.
It was at that moment that his true power was revealed.
The plum blossom is cold and proud.
As Mei Qing hovered in the air, he displayed just such a temperament, his entire being resembling a plum blossom blooming amid the cold.
The cold around him seemed to have no effect on him anymore, and he raised his longsword at an angle.
This time, only one blossom appeared, but it was not purple; it was a true, pure white.
Seeing the sudden appearance of the white light in the sky, Ye Yinzhu, who was watching from below, was shocked.
He knew all too well what the color white represented.
It was the power of Sub-God rank!
He couldn’t imagine why Elder Mei Qing, who had previously displayed only Sixth Rank Zi power, would suddenly unleash Sub-God rank Douqi.
Even if it was just a faint white, to someone of the Zi rank, the white rank could only be described as a nightmare.
Upon seeing the emergence of that single plum blossom, Supreme Elder Wei Ming’s emotions surged with excitement, “A solitary cold plum blossom; it’s been so long since I’ve seen the Mei Clan Swordsmanship’s solitary cold plum blossom.
The ‘Ten Thousand Plums Worship,’ the ‘Solitary Cold Plum Blossom.’ Elder Mei Qing is really going all out this time.”
A faint buzzing sound arose in the air.
At that moment, that one white plum blossom had bee the core of everything.
In that instant, Ye Yinzhu had a strange sensation, as if his spirit had merged with the environment around him.
Although his vision was unclear, his spirit clearly grasped everything around him.
Through that profound sensation, he made a judgment about the white plum blossom.
In that moment, he understood the reason for the emergence of the Sub-God rank white color.
The white plum blossom created by Elder Mei Qing consisted of eighteen halos.
It appeared to be the formation of eighteen sword thrusts, but through the profound feeling of Unity of Heaven and Man, Ye Yinzhu discovered that each of the eighteen halos was formed by the overlap of one hundred sword thrusts in the exact same position, and every thrust was with full force.
This seemingly simple white plum blossom was actually made of eighteen hundred sword thrusts in a very short time!
What concept was that?
It was precisely the accumulation of Douqi from those eighteen hundred swords that produced the white glow.
Without countless refinements, how could one deliver such a thrust?
At that moment, Ye Yinzhu truly understood why the Mei Clan held the lead among the Four Martial Arts Sects, even though the Chief Elder came from the Chrysanthemum Clan; the Mei Clan remained the most formidable force within the Four Sects.
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